This wonderful collection compiles the most popular instrumental music of the 1940s & 50s. These were hits in the pre Rock and Roll era, a time where the finest musicians played amazing orchestral arrangements in the best studios. This 3 CD set contains 75 songs.
Includes hits by Jackie Gleason, Nelson Riddle, Mantovani, Gordon Jenkins, Percy Faith, Les Baxter, Boston "Pops" Orchestra and more.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- ROBERT FARNON - JOURNEY INTO MELODY
- ANDRE KOSTELANETZ - I CONCENTRATE ON YOU
- FRANK CHACKSFIELD - EBB TIDE
- LEROY ANDERSON - BELL OF THE BALL
- PERCY FAITH - DELICADO
- DAVID ROSE - LAURA
- JACKIE GLEASON - I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
- DAVID CARROLL - TRADE WINDS
- GORDON JENKINS - SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
- HUGO WINTERHALTER - VANESSA
- MANTOVANI - CHARMAINE
- STANLEY BLACK - THE MOON WAS YELLOW
- ANDRE KOSTELANETZ - SONG OF INDIA
- PERCY FAITH - LA RONDE (FROM LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND)
- ROBERT FARNON - JUMPING BEAN
- DAVID CARROL - TROPICAL
- JACKIE GLEASON - STELLA BY STARLIGHT
- GORDON JENKINS - ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
- WALTER SCHARF - TRAVELLIN’ LIGHT
- MANTOVANI - DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
- BILLY VAUGHN - JOYRIDE
- BOSTON 'POPS' ORCHESTRA - THE CONTINENTAL
Disc 2:
- JACKIE GLEASON - MELANCHOLY SERENADE
- LEROY ANDERSON - BLUE TANGO
- ANDRE KOSTELANETZ - MOOD INDIGO
- HUGO WINTERHALTER - SONG OF THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA
- DAVID ROSE - FLYING HORSE
- ROBERT FARNON - MELODY FAIR
- MANTOVANI - GREENSLEEVES
- PERCY FAITH - WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
- DAVID ROSE - HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS
- MONTE KELLY - TROPICANA
- LEROY ANDERSON - THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK
- EDMUNDO ROS - ECSTASY
- PAUL WESTON - BLUE MOON
- LES BAXTER - APRIL IN PORTUGAL
- RAY MARTIN - AT LAST AT LAST
- DAVID ROSE - WALTZ OF THE BUBBLES
- ACQUAVIVA - HOLIDAY IN RIO
- DAVID ROSE - LIZA
Disc 3:
- FRANK CHACKSFIELD - LIMELIGHT (From TERRYS THEME)
- DOLF VAN DER LINDEN - ANGEL CAKE
- ANDRE KOSTELANETZ - MANHATTAN SERENADE
- FRANK DE VOL - IF YOU ARE BUT A DREAM
- GORDON JENKINS - NO OTHER LOVE
- NELSON RIDDLE - SHADOW WALTZ
- DAVID ROSE - WHATS GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE
- RICHARD HAYMAN - NO STRINGS ATTACHED
- MELACHRINO - SPRING MORNING
- MANTOVANI - FESTIVAL
- PAUL WESTON - BELOVED BE FAITHFUL
- LEROY ANDERSON - THE TYPEWRITER
- BILLY COTTON - PETITE WALTZ
- MORTON GOULD - LIMEHOUSE BLUES
- ANDRE KOSTELANETZ - MINE
- NELSON RIDDLE - I CANT BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME
- EDMUNDO ROS - MARCHING STRINGS
- PAUL WESTON - RAIN
- CAMERATA - THE GRASSHOPPER
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